Effects of variations of voltage and pH value on the shear strength of soil and durability of different electrodes and piles during electrokinetic phenomenon  

作　　者：Fatemeh Sadeghian Soheil Jahandari Abdolhosein Haddad Haleh Rasekh Jie Li 

机构地区：[1]Department of Civil Engineering,Semnan University,Semnan,Iran [2]Centre for Infrastructure Engineering,Western Sydney University,Penrith,2000,Australia [3]School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University of Technology Sydney,Sydney,2007,Australia [4]School of Engineering,RMIT University,Melbourne,3000,Australia

出　　处：《Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering》2022年第2期625-636,共12页岩石力学与岩土工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the Laboratory of Soil and Concrete of Abadgaran Negin Jonoobshargh Company(ANJ Co.);Chem Concrete Pty Ltd.;Australia(117/3C-1397)。

摘　　要：Electrokinetic(EK)treatment is an effective method in accelerating the consolidation and improving the geotechnical properties of fine-grained soils.This method stabilizes the soil and increases the bearing capacity of piles by improving the soil shear strength.Changing the soil p H,due to the occurrence of chemical reactions of electrolysis in the soil,can increase its shear strength.However,the electrodes used in this method corrode due to the change in the soil p H,which in turn reduces the electrical potential.Electrode corrosion and loss of electrical potential can significantly reduce the efficiency of the EK method.In addition,when using the EK method to increase the bearing capacity of piles,changing the p H can cause corrosion and damage to the piles.One of the most important factors influencing the change in the p H of soil is the voltage applied during the EK process.It was reported that increasing the voltage affects the intensity of chemical reactions and electroosmotic flow and thus increases the efficiency of EK.However,very limited research has been conducted on the effect of voltage on the performance of EK method.In the present study,the effects of three voltages on soil p H and corrosion resistance of four types of electrodes including iron(Ir),stainless steel(St),copper(Co),and aluminium(Al)were studied.In addition,the effects of p H variations on the corrosion rate of three types of piles including steel pile(SP),reinforced cement concrete pile(RCCP),and reinforced lime-cement concrete pile(RLCCP)were investigated.It was observed that increasing the voltage from a specific limit had no effect on the intensity of electrolysis reactions and the soil p H adjacent to the electrodes did not change more than a specific limit.Moreover,increasing the voltage to higher than 35 V(i.e.45 V)did not increase the volume of drained water from the soil,but caused more electric current than the allowable current for Ir,St,and Al electrodes,and the corrosion intensity of these electrodes increased significantl

关 键 词：Electrokinetic(EK) PILE pH variation VOLTAGE Electrode Corrosion resistance 

分 类 号：TU473.1[建筑科学—结构工程]